I didn’t even know I needed an Old Man Logan until I got it.
Don’t get me wrong, I saw him on the shelf when I picked up the rest of the X-Men Legends Warlock wave at Target a month or so ago but he was the lowest priority. I was getting Cyclops and Sunfire and Dazzler, oh my! That much money being spent, I left Wolverine behind to be bought later, if I was really needing a plastic fix. By the time I got home I was regretting the decision so a quick trip back revealed nothing but empty peg. So I thought meh, resigning myself to fate and deciding that I won’t go out of my way to find him but if I do, I’ll grab him. Yup, no biggie.
Until I found him again.
It’s not so much the fact that it’s Old Man Logan from the comics because I know absolutely nothing about the character. My finding the figure did happen to fall the day after I saw Logan so that helped, but the thing here is that it throws me back to the days when the X-Men comics would show members on their off days. When they weren’t suited up and saving the world. The times when they’re just playing baseball or coming home from a long night of drinking. And I’ve always had a soft spot for civilian duds Logan. Especially the cowboy hat.
And I guess if I had a major gripe with this figure it would be the lack of a younger, more classic Logan head with cowboy hat. Or just another Logan head in general. Or….any accessories at all. No extras, no Build-a-Figure piece, nothing. Now don’t get me wrong, I know this is a great Old Man Logan and I realize it’s a completely new sculpt, but that extra head would have put it over the top and would have appeased both modern era and classic collectors. Which, now that I think about it, the only reuse this figure could see is another civilian Logan release. Is Hasbro holding off to release one later? Two pack? Either way, I hope it’s a cowboy hat head because it can be used on any Wolverine body.
Because Wolverine gives zero…
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